Kiwanuka Kiryowa, Uganda’s Attorney General Government has again defended the requirement for all teachers in Uganda to have degrees, saying that those who fail to obtain these qualifications in 10 years will be dropped and replaced with teachers who would have obtained the requisite qualifications. The remarks were made by the Attorney
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A teacher in class/courtesy photo The Ministry of Education and Sports, has dropped the proposal to impose both internship and teachers practice on students training to become teachers. The status quo (school/teachers practice) will instead be maintained. Government’s latest position was revealed by Brighton Barugahare, the Assistant Commissioner Policy Analysis at the Ministry
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Access to the internet in Uganda has grown significantly, from the days when it was a preserve of the elite to the current status where any consumer can access it across Uganda. The cost of mobile data has also been reducing over the years. According to Uganda Communications Commission's Annual
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Young Engineers Uganda Team A team of 15 children from Young Engineers Uganda, have won a STEM competition Trophy in Tanzania in the second Young Engineers Pan African Competition. The completion which was held at on Saturday November 16 at Aga Khan Primary School, brought together children under the Young Engineers STEM Education Programme focused on innovation
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Experts have called for increased funding to end malaria related deaths especially among children and pregnant mothers. The call was led by Jane Irene Nabakooza, Senior Medical Officer and Technical Lead for Malaria Chemo-prevention and Vaccines at the Ministry of Health, during a Press Briefing held at Parliament, ahead of the
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PM Robinah Nabbanja flagging off Ugandan participants to attend the 2024 Huawei Leadership, Employability, Advancement Possibility (LEAP) digital talent training in Shenzhen China. The Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Robinah Nabbanja has flagged off the Ugandan participants to attend the 2024 Huawei Leadership, Employability, Advancement Possibility (LEAP) digital talent training in
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Mbarara City Council councilors have tasked the technical team to enforce the resolution on substandard plots sold within the city. In the recent council sitting the city councilors passed a resolution banning the sale of substandard plots. The plots cited include those measuring 20 by 40 feet, 30 by 45
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The Ministry of ICT and National Guidance, in partnership with Huawei Technologies Uganda, is pleased to announce the National ICT Job Fair 2024, set to take place on 21st and 22nd November, 2024 at the National ICT Innovation Hub, Nakawa in Kampala. This annual event, now in its third edition, aims to bridge
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First Lady Janet Kataha Museveni First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Kataha Museveni, is set to grace the first-ever Ugandan National STEM Education and Vex Robotics Championship as chief guest. The event scheduled for November 29 at the National ICT Hub Nakawa, is being organized by the African School of Innovations Science
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Pebuu Africa CEO, John Paul Ssemyalo (Left) and John Kamya, the Board Chairman of Hamilton Telecom, after the initiation meeting Pebuu Africa and Hamilton Telecom are set to come together in a strategic partnership that will see Hamilton leverage Pebuu’s nationwide presence and footprint to advance digital transformation in the distribution and retail management
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